Do Autonomous Vehicles Outperform Latest-Generation Human-Driven Vehicles?
Surprise, surprise: Driving (well, being driven in) an autonomous vehicle (aka robotaxi) is much safer than driving yourself.
The Waymo team analyzed insurance claim data for more than 25 million miles driven in their cars and found that their autonomous vehicles vastly outperformed human drivers, with an 88% reduction in property damage claims and a 92% reduction in bodily injury claims.